5 Secrets Ways That Helped Bhumi Pednekar Lose 24 Kgs in 4 Months

Bhumi Pednekar in her debut movie “Dum Laga Ke Haisha” starred opposite Ayushmann Khurrana played a role of an overweight woman who found it difficult to win the love of her husband because of her weight. In this industry, which is highly size-obsessed this was a brave step indeed and she definitely broke the pattern where newcomers choose glamorous roles for their debut. The movie did well at the box-office and she won hearts with her chubby looks and great acting. She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

Bhumi had piled on extra kilos for her debut movie, but she soon got back into shape. Her weight loss journey trended on Twitter with “#LoseItLikeBhumi”. In the movie she weighed approximately 90 kgs and soon lost around 24 kgs in 4 months. And all this without going on a crash diet. Here is what she shared about her weight loss experience:

1. Start of her movie journey

Bhumi was always on the heavier side and knew that with the weight of approximately 72 kgs she could never make it as a conventional heroine. She was working as an Assistant Casting Director in Yash Raj Films when she was offered the role of Sandhya in Dum LagaKeHaisha. She was asked to put on more weight for her role and she ate high-calorie food like butter chicken, dal makhani everyday for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

2. No Particular Plan

By the time the movie had released, Bhumi had already lost 10 kgs. She says, “Honestly, I didn’t have a plan. I tried to do it by myself. I told myself, if it didn’t work, I’ll get professional help. But I didn’t start out by going to a dietician or a nutritionist. I’m not against it… But back then, I just knew that I would have to invest in physical hard work. I started with an hour at the gym. Then I started playing badminton and simultaneously increased my hours at the gym. There are times where you want to lose weight, and then there are times where you just don’t care. I realized it has to be a combination of both”

3. Retaining favorite foods in the diet

Bhumi knew very well that resisting temptations won’t work at all and would leave her wanting her more. So she found other ways to retain her favorite foods,” I had the yummiest food. I believe a good chicken breast, if done well, is the best thing ever. I just picked healthier options. I quit wheat and refined sugar. I switched to whole grains. If you want to eat rotis, eat jawar ki bhakri. The Indian meal is the most balanced meal there is. I’d have one roti for dinner, and two rotis for lunch, and a cup of brown rice. I would put jaggery or honey in my tea. I would also eat rajgira… My only nutritionist was my mom.”

4. Her Secret

Her answer to the question “What is your Secret?” is “I believe in detoxifying, and that’s what I did for the first two months. I drank liters and liters of aloe vera. Also, for minerals, I took supplements: because it was such a drastic weight loss, I didn’t want my skin or hair to go bad. I started having less than 90 grams of carbs, then went further down to 70, because your body doesn’t need a lot of carbs.”

5. Psychologically strong

She says, “When we were growing up, we were never told not to eat this or that. But of course, ice creams and cold drinks weren’t allowed. And even if we put on weight, we were never told you are becoming fat, it was always, you’re beautiful as you are, we love you, you are god’s special child. This was the constant boost of confidence in my life. That’s something that really helped me. Be accepting of your body type. People put labels quite easily. ‘Moti, ’Golu’, is common. Let it not affect your confidence. Keep telling yourself I am pretty, I am confident. You don’t have to fit any mould created by society. I know a lot of women in my life who don’t come in your standard shape and size and they are some of the most beautiful women I know. I don’t know why there has to be a stigma attached to any weight. Weight loss is overhyped in India and around the world. Stop making weight such a big deal!”

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